I Became a Fortune Teller in the Game My Little Sister Made – Chapter 77

“Got hit hard.”

Bang.

Liu muttered as she slammed her palm down on the unfortunate desk.

Only the poor servants flinched at such a fierce display, but Liu didn’t even bother to care.

“What a bunch of crazy girls, resorting to such measures?”

A passenger plane that had crash-landed near Kahoʻolawe Island, and the calls for help from Hawaii and the Daehan Empire.

Under normal circumstances, it would be a great opportunity to accumulate some debt with them, but right now the situation was peculiar.

“……What about the prepared boat?”

“We have an emergency vessel, but it’s woefully insufficient to carry all the passengers from the plane. It would take at least a full day to transfer everyone to Hawaii.”

“Ha….”

There are no airports on Kahoʻolawe Island. Aside from this underground mansion, there’s not a single building here.

Naturally, it’s impossible to launch a plane, and transportation relies entirely on ships.

However, Liu had cut off the regular ferry service to Hawaii because she didn’t want to interrupt her summer vacation with Namgoong Min, and all other vessels have also stopped.

Even if we call for boats now, no matter how fast we are, it’ll take at least a day to prepare.

Moreover, Kahoʻolawe Island was several hundred kilometers away from Hawaii due to the previous Gate incident.

Naturally, the time for round trips will be long, and since the regular ferries are halted, even small boats would have to make several trips to transport everyone.

In the end, it means it’s going to take time. At least a day or more.

“……What about the passenger list?”

“Here it is.”

“………Ha, it seems they’re stuck on it as if it were a matter of course.”

Rain Arthur, Crown Princess Kim Eun-ha.

On the passenger list of the plane, just as Liu expected, those two were listed.

Why would a couple of girls who usually travel in private jets purposely take a commercial flight, and specifically one leaving from the Daehan Empire for Hawaii?

Liu ground her teeth.

“What should we do?”

“……First, contact Hawaii and launch the emergency vessel to bring the passengers over.”

“And where should we keep the passengers? The island is nothing but an uninhabited land without a single building. If we leave the passengers there for a day….”

“I know that very well. Let alone, there are the very noble daughters of the Arthur family and royalty. If we pull such a stunt, it’ll create a massive headache afterward.”

Liu sensed it intuitively. This was their goal.

If they were just ordinary people, Liu would easily have a building whipped up for them to stay in.

But with such esteemed young ladies getting caught up in an accident (?), she couldn’t just treat them like that.

It was a given that Liu would have to personally go out to greet them as well.

This was called a political reason, a hassle arising from being at the very top of society.

Liu, who had been huffing angrily, took a deep breath and glared at one of the waiting servants.

“……Where’s Namgoong Min?”

“The Master is currently touring the mansion and the underground cave. However, he should return within the hour at the latest.”

An hour? That wouldn’t be nearly enough.

In other words, to deal with this matter, three conditions must be met:

1. Prepare a space that wouldn’t embarrass the Arthur family and the Daehan Empire royalty.
2. Despite that, Liu has to go meet Rain and Kim Eun-ha.
3. Finish it as quickly as possible before Namgoong Min returns. If Liu is absent for too long, he might catch wind that something’s amiss.

“Great.”

……It seemed she would have to admit it.

It was a dead end.

Well, there might be a way if all sorts of measures were utilized without caring about the aftermath, but……

“That won’t do.”

That would be self-defeating.

If that happened, Rain and Kim Eun-ha would also start pulling dirty tricks.

Compared to the genuine mud battle that would ensue between the three girls, the incident disguised as a plane crash seemed almost cute.

In other words, this was somewhat of a proposal as well.

“To be adversarial, yet not cross the line?”

Should she accept it?

……No, in any case, there was only one option.

She was more than ready to fight in the mud with those two girls, but instinctively, she sensed that Namgoong Min wouldn’t like that.

If she chased after the small things and lost the big picture, that would truly be turning things upside down.

Liu, despite appearing extremely annoyed, could only nod.

“Bring everyone… down here. Keep the passengers in the annex of the mansion, and bring Rain Arthur and Crown Princess Kim Eun-ha to the main hall.”

“……Understood.”

After all, the motives of those two crazy girls were obvious. They must be wanting to meet Namgoong Min.

This was a sort of surrender declaration.

She would accept the proposal, but it was a warning not to cross the line.

“Those damn girls.”

Of course, warnings were one thing, and the fact that her plans for a summer vacation with just the two of them had crumbled was highly displeasing.

The servants, sensing Liu’s displeasure, merely lowered their heads without a word.

Her gaze was solely focused on one place.

A speedboat that had been sent along with a camera to assess the situation.

From that camera, they were sending──

“Let’s see how long you two can keep smiling…!”

──the footage of Rain and Kim Eun-ha with bright smiles.

She glared at it with malice.

*

“This mansion is truly beautiful.”

“You’re too kind. This mansion was carved out of an undersea cave beneath Kahoʻolawe Island.”

“I see, so that’s why there are stalactites and stalagmites….”

Somehow, it felt too vast and expansive to have been made artificially.

I heard that in the space created above the cave’s entrance, air comes in while seawater can’t enter, and this seems to be just that kind of place.

A massive mansion was built while maintaining the uniquely beautiful terrain of the underwater cave.

It was a sight that truly made one realize what it means to splurge money.

“So this is a cave….”

Both the ocean and today, I got to see two places I wanted to visit.

It seemed I’d have to thank Liu several times for this.

……Oh, speaking of which.

“Excuse me, um….”

“Feel free to call me whatever you like.”

“Then, may I call you Butler? Isn’t it almost Liu’s birthday soon?”

“That’s right.”

“How perfect.”

I should give Liu a luxurious gift in return!

………Luxurious?

“Oh, if it’s Liu’s birthday….”

“When it’s Liu’s birthday, gifts flood in from every corner of the world. I recall last year’s total worth was about 400 billion won. There were many gifts that were artifacts and jewelry.”

“……….”

Um, it seems I’ll have to make it quite lavish, huh?

What should I do? Should I return the building I received last time? Oh, no, that seems a bit strange… Or should I exhaust my entire fortune and get something from a floating city…!

“Namgoong Min?”

“Yes?”

“You don’t have to think too deeply. Liu prefers gifts that come from the heart over expensive ones.”

Of course, only those from Namgoong Min would matter.

The butler wisely held back his next words as he respectfully lowered his head.

“Ah, then……….”

Should I make something by hand? Or maybe a letter?

I’ve never given or received a birthday present other than Jisoo, so I have no idea what to give.

Jisoo always wanted photos. Unusually, she never put them in a frame, instead carrying them around in her arms.

There was a time not even a year after giving her one that the photo faded enough to look old.

“Oh, I’ve digressed again.”

So what should I do for a gift……

“Namgoong Min, may I speak a word?”

“Of course.”

“Here, take this.”

……Huh?

This is a ribbon, right?

“Why this…?”

“How about tying the ribbon around yourself and presenting yourself as a gift?”

“………What?”

“Haha, don’t you understand? It’s a common gift among ‘friends’, that is, if you’re ‘friends’.”

“Ahh…!”

Wow, thanks to the butler, this issue has been resolved.

If we are ‘friends’, giving oneself as a gift is a thing!

‘Well, it must be labor or offering assistance later on, right?’

When I was little, I once gave my parents a coupon for doing dishes or cleaning. It might be something along those lines, right?

If it weren’t for the butler, I might have missed this clever idea.

“Thank you, butler!”

“Not at all. I’m sure Liu will be…… satisfied.”

The butler once again elegantly lowered his head.

Because of this, I couldn’t see what kind of expression he had, but what does that matter?

I was just pleased that the birthday gift problem was resolved at once.

……By the way, it feels like I’ve seen just about everything worth seeing.

“Shall we head back now? We can’t make Liu wait too long.”

“……Understood. Everyone, return! Namgoong Min is heading back!”

“”””Yes!””””

The butler, who commanded with charisma to the surrounding servants, stood by my side to guide us as the others lined up behind me.

It seems he’s like the head butler or something.

Just as we were about to depart, another butler approached me from behind.

“Excuse me, Master, if you need anything else….”

“……Master?”

“…Ugh!”

“Ha, haha! I must have unconsciously called you that since Liu ordered to treat her the same way as well. If you’re with Liu, you’re practically our master.”

Ah, I see.

Still, the title of ‘Master’ sounds a bit unsettling…

‘Well, anyone could make a slip of the tongue. Don’t read too much into it.’

These people manage the mansion under that hysteric Liu so it wouldn’t be surprising.

Even I can feel that temper while relating to Liu, so what more of a superior-subordinate relationship would feel like?

“Me, Namgoong Min… I’m really sorry….”

“Haha, no problem. Mistakes can happen.”

“Namgoong Min…!”

The butler appeared to be deeply touched, and the head butler smiled and bowed as well.

It felt somewhat burdensome.

“Namgoong Min, please forgive this breach of etiquette.”

“I get it, being a friend of Liu, I understand how you feel. Let’s just not make mistakes in front of Liu.”

Still, wouldn’t it not be frustrating if their superior, Liu, is called by me as ‘master’?

She is a collector who doesn’t let go of anything that belongs to her easily.

……Oh?

Wasn’t she trying to give me the building and the private jet the other time? Then what does that mean…?

‘……Ah, forget it.’

It’s way too hard to figure out these guys, both males and females.

With my little experience in human relationships, it’s difficult to comprehend their true intentions.

Well, I just treat them honestly. If someone hates that, it can’t be helped.

“Let’s go back!”

“”””Yes.””””

So with a feeling of ‘whatever, I don’t care,’ I returned to the entrance of the grand mansion.

There were three people who looked quite familiar waiting.

One was Liu, the owner of the mansion, and…

“……Rain? Crown Princess?”

“Namgoong Min!”

“Namgoong!”

Wait, why are you two here?